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New Zealand: Anti-fluoride group denied referendum

David Loughrey
Otago Daily Times
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:30 UTC
Anti-fluoride campaigners on Dunedin's northern coast look set to be denied the public referendum they want on the issue, despite a 222-signature petition they collected.

Instead, the Ministry of Health and Public Health South will be invited to brief elected officials on the public health reasons to fluoridate public water supplies and address arguments opposing the practice.
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Massachusetts patient tested for mad cow disease


Associated Press
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:59 UTC
BOSTON - Public health officials in Massachusetts are investigating whether a patient in a Cape Cod hospital has the human form of mad cow disease.
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Kids Connect Alcohol Odors With Mom's Emotions

Dr. Julie Mennella et al
Science Daily
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:09 UTC
How children respond to the smell of alcoholic beverages is related to their mothers' reasons for drinking, according to a new study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center. When asked to choose between the odor of beer and an unpleasant odor, children of mothers classified as 'Escape drinkers' were more likely than children of Non-escape drinkers to choose the unpleasant odor.
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How to Think Yourself Better

Anastasia Stephens
The Independent
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:34 UTC
Positive thinking can help ease pain, improve fitness and prevent illness. Anastasia Stephens explains how to harness the power of your mind.
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Background TV is bad for young children's development, says study

James Randerson
The Guardian
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:25 UTC
Having the TV on in the background reduces the quality and quantity of play in young children and may slow their development, according to researchers who studied children playing with and without background TV.
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Health

Regular Walking Protects The Masai -- Who Eat High Fat Diet -- From Cardiovascular Disease


Science Daily
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:58 UTC
Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking.

There is strong evidence that the high consumption of animal fats increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Many scientists have therefore been surprised that the nomadic Masai of Kenya and Tanzania are seldom afflicted by the disease, despite having a diet that is rich in animal fats and deficient in carbohydrates.

Masai men
©iStockphoto/Robin Camarote
Masai men.

This fact, which has been known to scientists for 40 years, has raised speculations that the Masai are genetically protected from cardiovascular disease. Now, a unique study by Dr Julia Mbalilaki in association with colleagues from Norway and Tanzania, suggests that the reason is more likely to be the Masai's active lifestyle.
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Flashback Suspicious? Mutated Cold Virus Kills 10

Mike Stobbe
Associated Press
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:45 UTC
ATLANTA - A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Adenoviruses usually cause respiratory infections that aren't considered lethal. But a new variant has caused at least 140 illnesses in New York, Oregon, Washington and Texas, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

©AP Photo/ San Antonio Express-News
This photo shows Paige Renee Villers, 19, an airman in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base outside San Antonio, Texas, who died in August 2007.
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Attention

Emerging Killer Virus Starts Like a Cold, But Kills Many


Natural News
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:01 UTC
A newly discovered and highly lethal virus strain begins with symptoms similar to that of a cold but can quickly lead to severe respiratory crisis.
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Health

Epilepsy Study Incriminates Aspartame in Medications

Dr. Glen Mabson
OpEd News
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00 UTC
The Pacific Epilepsy Society in affiliation with the Epileptic Foundation of Maui has completed a seven year study on Epilepsy and Seizures, finding that epilepsy is at an all time high in Hawaii and the western states and Pacific Ocean Territories. There has been a 100% increase over the two previous years. See EFM Survey, Freedom of Info Act 2000-2008 & EFM Survey 1999-03.
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Australia: Flu outbreak sweeps across Queensland


Australian Associated Press
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:45 UTC
An alarming jump in confirmed influenza cases across the country has sparked an urgent "get vaccinated" warning, aimed especially at the over 65s.

The number of people struck down by the potentially deadly disease has risen 25 per cent since last year.
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